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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 7, 2017By sea: A day with Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office lake patrol
Patrolling lakes over the summer -- especially holiday weekends -- is a big job and main focus of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office lake patrol.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 6, 2017By air: A day with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office air rescue unit
MCSO has two helicopters at its disposal that play an integral part in finding a missing person. Here's what it's like to fly with them.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 5, 2017By land: A day with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office rescue team
What began as a simple story idea to learn what it takes to run the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Unit turned into an adventure.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 4, 2017Arizona’s new opioid real-time reporting data shows 444 possible ODs
There have been 444 possible opioid overdoses, 36 of them fatal, in the first two weeks of Arizona's new real-time reporting system, health officials said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 26, 2017Hot topic: This is why Phoenix sees such extreme heat in the summer
There's nothing like record-breaking heat to have people around the country asking this question: Why does it get so hot in Phoenix?
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 20, 2017Arizona golfers not stopped by excessive heat warnings
It’s not unusual for Arizona golfers to hit the course on a hot day, even during excessive heat warnings like we’re facing this week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 16, 2017Scottsdale pastor offers advice for dad ahead of Father’s Day
A Scottsdale pastor said a father supporting his family is a hard role, but there's more to being called Dad than that.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 15, 2017‘Emergency Room on Wheels’ coming for Valley stroke victims
The Barrow Neurological Institute and Phoenix Fire partnered to provide a stroke treatment unit to provide faster response times when treating patients.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 15, 2017Ducey responds to calls to remove Confederate monuments
Ducey encouraged people interested in the issue of confederate monuments to participate in the process, because he wants the people to decide.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 9, 2017Fentanyl seizures in Arizona climbing at astronomical rate
The statistics are staggering. According to data obtained by KTAR, fentanyl seizures by US Drug Enforcement Agents in Arizona have skyrocketed.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 7, 2017Eyes on Parenting: How to pick the right babysitter
Parents should be more selective when it comes to choosing who will be watching their kids when they go out on a date night.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 7, 2017Feds supporting Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s emergency call to action on opioids
Local, state and even federal agencies working together on Arizona’s opioid crisis. Gov. Doug Ducey declared opioids as a health emergency on Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 6, 2017Arizona keeping close eye on courts as Ohio sues drugmakers over opioid crisis
Arizona is keeping a close eye on a lawsuit filed by the Ohio attorney general against five drugmakers over his state's opioid crisis.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 5, 2017Gov. Doug Ducey declares opioid health crisis in Arizona
Gov. Doug Ducey declared a health emergency in Arizona on Monday after data showed there was a growing number of opioid overdose deaths in the state.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 2, 2017Arizona Democrats already preparing for 2018 midterm elections
Arizona Democrats joined a national effort Friday called Resistance Summer in preparation for the 2018 midterm elections.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 2, 2017Arizona Latino conference shows ‘Phoenix is back,’ says Stanton
The 2017 NCLR Annual Conference and Latino Family Expo promises three days of entertainment, health services, children's games and even a job fair.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 1, 2017Advocacy group: Voucher expansion could cause Arizona schools to suffer
Arizona’s new voucher bill will take money from public school students and give it to the private sector, according to the volunteer group Save the Schools.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 31, 2017Parents should watch for signs of teenage domestic violence
Among high school students who date, 21 percent of females and 10 percent of males experience physical and or sexual violence.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 30, 2017ASU moon camera survives close encounter of rocky kind
A meteoroid going about 12 miles per second struck an Arizona State University-operated camera as it orbited the moon, yet the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) survived.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 30, 2017Arizona voters will soon ‘See the Money’ with launch of political website
A new website will allow Arizona voters to follow the money, and Arizona Secretary of State Michelle Reagan said it’s the first of its kind in the country.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 29, 2017GOP health care bill will be devastating for Arizona kids, advocate says
Health care for Arizona kids is in danger if the Republicans' American Health Care Act passes, according to the president of the Children Action Alliance.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 26, 2017Arizona launches statewide coalition to address immigration reform
A new statewide coalition that advocates for the importance of immigrants, immigration and immigration reform for Arizona launched on Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 26, 2017What does it take to run the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office?
The Maricopa County Attorney's Office deals with 50,000 cases submitted each year and has just 360 prosecutors to handle them all. So how does Bill Montgomery handle it?
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 25, 2017Arizona secretary of state looking to update state’s voter registration systems
Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan said she wants to update the state's voter registration systems, but it has little to do with last year's hack.